The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 279 previously withheld Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results following the conclusion of investigations into suspected examination malpractice.
JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed the development in a statement shared on X on Thursday, explaining that the newly released results are in addition to those earlier made available by the examination body.
Benjamin stated that the decision followed a detailed review of cases flagged during and after the conduct of the examination. According to him, while some candidates had their results cancelled after evidence of malpractice was confirmed, others were cleared after investigations found no case against them.
“While some results have been outrightly cancelled where evidence of malpractice was established, others have been released where the Board found no prima facie case against the affected candidates.”
JAMB Continues Review of Withheld UTME Results
He further noted that some results are still being withheld as investigations continue in centres where suspicious activities were reportedly observed by JAMB’s monitoring teams or where adverse reports were received.
“Results from centres where the Board’s live monitoring team observed suspicious activities, or where adverse reports were received, remain withheld pending further investigation. Where sufficient evidence of culpability is established, such results will be cancelled,” he said.
The board also advised candidates who are yet to access their results to check their status by sending “UTMERESULT” to either 55019 or 66019 using the same phone number used during registration.
The 2026 UTME was conducted between April 16 and April 25 across accredited computer-based test centres nationwide.
